Boulder County Sheriff's Office retired K-9 dies after illness

BOULDER -- A Boulder County Sheriff's Office K-9 who retired due to medical problems has died, the office announced Tuesday.

Duce partnered with Deputy Eric Robinson beginning in February 2005. They were deployed nearly 300 times, including 40 bomb searches, according to the sheriff's office.

They assisted in searching the Aurora theater after the July 2012 shooting, provided protection for several national and international dignitaries and used during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.